Chandrayaan-3 to launch in early 2021; mission will not have orbiter
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that Chandrayaan-3, India’s mission to Moon, is likely to be launched in early 2021.
He said that like Chandrayaan-2, it will not have an orbiter, but will include a lander and a rover.
Due to the pandemic and lock-down, several projects of ISRO got delayed this year.
Singh said, “As for Chandrayaan-3, the launch may now take place somewhere in early 2021. Chandrayaan-3 will be a mission repeat of Chandrayaan-2 and will include a Lander and Rover similar to that of Chandrayaan-2, but will not have an orbiter,”
“The sign of this finding is that even though the surface of the Moon is known to have iron-rich rocks, it is not known for the presence of water and oxygen, which are the two elements needed to interact with iron to create rust,” he added.